Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
15,000
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was not at all Dizzy, even when she looked down from the Mountain Peak at her happy Birthplace, 15,000 feet below.
1871
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frances soon began to hob-nob with the most delicatessen Circles, including Families that dated back to the Fire of 1871.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The delighted Caller at the House beside the Lake would pass from an East Indian Corridor through an Early Colonial American Room into a Japanese Boudoir and, after resting his Hat, would be escorted into the Italian Renaissance Drawing-Room to meet the Hostess.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The delighted Caller at the House beside the Lake would pass from an East Indian Corridor through an Early Colonial American Room into a Japanese Boudoir and, after resting his Hat, would be escorted into the Italian Renaissance Drawing-Room to meet the Hostess.
all
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was not at all Dizzy, even when she looked down from the Mountain Peak at her happy Birthplace, 15,000 feet below.
American
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The delighted Caller at the House beside the Lake would pass from an East Indian Corridor through an Early Colonial American Room into a Japanese Boudoir and, after resting his Hat, would be escorted into the Italian Renaissance Drawing-Room to meet the Hostess.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The delighted Caller at the House beside the Lake would pass from an East Indian Corridor through an Early Colonial American Room into a Japanese Boudoir and, after resting his Hat, would be escorted into the Italian Renaissance Drawing-Room to meet the Hostess.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The young couple disregarded the Toll-Gate Period and the Log-Cabin Period, but they worked in every one of the Louies until the Gilt Furniture gave out.
Apartment
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From this exquisite Apartment, which ate up one year's Rent of a popular Buffet near Van Buren Street, there could be obtained a ravishing glimpse of the Turkish Cozy Corner beyond, including the Battle-Axes and the Red Lamp.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The delighted Caller at the House beside the Lake would pass from an East Indian Corridor through an Early Colonial American Room into a Japanese Boudoir and, after resting his Hat, would be escorted into the Italian Renaissance Drawing-Room to meet the Hostess.
ate
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From this exquisite Apartment, which ate up one year's Rent of a popular Buffet near Van Buren Street, there could be obtained a ravishing glimpse of the Turkish Cozy Corner beyond, including the Battle-Axes and the Red Lamp.
back
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frances soon began to hob-nob with the most delicatessen Circles, including Families that dated back to the Fire of 1871.
Battle-Axes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From this exquisite Apartment, which ate up one year's Rent of a popular Buffet near Van Buren Street, there could be obtained a ravishing glimpse of the Turkish Cozy Corner beyond, including the Battle-Axes and the Red Lamp.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The delighted Caller at the House beside the Lake would pass from an East Indian Corridor through an Early Colonial American Room into a Japanese Boudoir and, after resting his Hat, would be escorted into the Italian Renaissance Drawing-Room to meet the Hostess.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Frances soon began to hob-nob with the most delicatessen Circles, including Families that dated back to the Fire of 1871.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading She was not at all Dizzy, even when she looked down from the Mountain Peak at her happy Birthplace, 15,000 feet below.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading The delighted Caller at the House beside the Lake would pass from an East Indian Corridor through an Early Colonial American Room into a Japanese Boudoir and, after resting his Hat, would be escorted into the Italian Renaissance Drawing-Room to meet the Hostess.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading From this exquisite Apartment, which ate up one year's Rent of a popular Buffet near Van Buren Street, there could be obtained a ravishing glimpse of the Turkish Cozy Corner beyond, including the Battle-Axes and the Red Lamp.
Birthplace
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was not at all Dizzy, even when she looked down from the Mountain Peak at her happy Birthplace, 15,000 feet below.
Boudoir
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The delighted Caller at the House beside the Lake would pass from an East Indian Corridor through an Early Colonial American Room into a Japanese Boudoir and, after resting his Hat, would be escorted into the Italian Renaissance Drawing-Room to meet the Hostess.
Buffet
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From this exquisite Apartment, which ate up one year's Rent of a popular Buffet near Van Buren Street, there could be obtained a ravishing glimpse of the Turkish Cozy Corner beyond, including the Battle-Axes and the Red Lamp.
Buren
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From this exquisite Apartment, which ate up one year's Rent of a popular Buffet near Van Buren Street, there could be obtained a ravishing glimpse of the Turkish Cozy Corner beyond, including the Battle-Axes and the Red Lamp.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The young couple disregarded the Toll-Gate Period and the Log-Cabin Period, but they worked in every one of the Louies until the Gilt Furniture gave out.
Caller
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The delighted Caller at the House beside the Lake would pass from an East Indian Corridor through an Early Colonial American Room into a Japanese Boudoir and, after resting his Hat, would be escorted into the Italian Renaissance Drawing-Room to meet the Hostess.
Circles
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frances soon began to hob-nob with the most delicatessen Circles, including Families that dated back to the Fire of 1871.
Colonial
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The delighted Caller at the House beside the Lake would pass from an East Indian Corridor through an Early Colonial American Room into a Japanese Boudoir and, after resting his Hat, would be escorted into the Italian Renaissance Drawing-Room to meet the Hostess.
Corner
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From this exquisite Apartment, which ate up one year's Rent of a popular Buffet near Van Buren Street, there could be obtained a ravishing glimpse of the Turkish Cozy Corner beyond, including the Battle-Axes and the Red Lamp.
Corridor
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The delighted Caller at the House beside the Lake would pass from an East Indian Corridor through an Early Colonial American Room into a Japanese Boudoir and, after resting his Hat, would be escorted into the Italian Renaissance Drawing-Room to meet the Hostess.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading From this exquisite Apartment, which ate up one year's Rent of a popular Buffet near Van Buren Street, there could be obtained a ravishing glimpse of the Turkish Cozy Corner beyond, including the Battle-Axes and the Red Lamp.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading The young couple disregarded the Toll-Gate Period and the Log-Cabin Period, but they worked in every one of the Louies until the Gilt Furniture gave out.
Cozy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From this exquisite Apartment, which ate up one year's Rent of a popular Buffet near Van Buren Street, there could be obtained a ravishing glimpse of the Turkish Cozy Corner beyond, including the Battle-Axes and the Red Lamp.
dated
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frances soon began to hob-nob with the most delicatessen Circles, including Families that dated back to the Fire of 1871.
delicatessen
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frances soon began to hob-nob with the most delicatessen Circles, including Families that dated back to the Fire of 1871.
delighted
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The delighted Caller at the House beside the Lake would pass from an East Indian Corridor through an Early Colonial American Room into a Japanese Boudoir and, after resting his Hat, would be escorted into the Italian Renaissance Drawing-Room to meet the Hostess.
disregarded
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The young couple disregarded the Toll-Gate Period and the Log-Cabin Period, but they worked in every one of the Louies until the Gilt Furniture gave out.
Dizzy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was not at all Dizzy, even when she looked down from the Mountain Peak at her happy Birthplace, 15,000 feet below.
down
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was not at all Dizzy, even when she looked down from the Mountain Peak at her happy Birthplace, 15,000 feet below.
Drawing-Room
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The delighted Caller at the House beside the Lake would pass from an East Indian Corridor through an Early Colonial American Room into a Japanese Boudoir and, after resting his Hat, would be escorted into the Italian Renaissance Drawing-Room to meet the Hostess.
Early
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The delighted Caller at the House beside the Lake would pass from an East Indian Corridor through an Early Colonial American Room into a Japanese Boudoir and, after resting his Hat, would be escorted into the Italian Renaissance Drawing-Room to meet the Hostess.
East
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The delighted Caller at the House beside the Lake would pass from an East Indian Corridor through an Early Colonial American Room into a Japanese Boudoir and, after resting his Hat, would be escorted into the Italian Renaissance Drawing-Room to meet the Hostess.
escorted
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The delighted Caller at the House beside the Lake would pass from an East Indian Corridor through an Early Colonial American Room into a Japanese Boudoir and, after resting his Hat, would be escorted into the Italian Renaissance Drawing-Room to meet the Hostess.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was not at all Dizzy, even when she looked down from the Mountain Peak at her happy Birthplace, 15,000 feet below.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The young couple disregarded the Toll-Gate Period and the Log-Cabin Period, but they worked in every one of the Louies until the Gilt Furniture gave out.
exquisite
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From this exquisite Apartment, which ate up one year's Rent of a popular Buffet near Van Buren Street, there could be obtained a ravishing glimpse of the Turkish Cozy Corner beyond, including the Battle-Axes and the Red Lamp.
Families
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frances soon began to hob-nob with the most delicatessen Circles, including Families that dated back to the Fire of 1871.
feet
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was not at all Dizzy, even when she looked down from the Mountain Peak at her happy Birthplace, 15,000 feet below.
Fire
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frances soon began to hob-nob with the most delicatessen Circles, including Families that dated back to the Fire of 1871.
Frances
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frances soon began to hob-nob with the most delicatessen Circles, including Families that dated back to the Fire of 1871.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The delighted Caller at the House beside the Lake would pass from an East Indian Corridor through an Early Colonial American Room into a Japanese Boudoir and, after resting his Hat, would be escorted into the Italian Renaissance Drawing-Room to meet the Hostess.
Furniture
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The young couple disregarded the Toll-Gate Period and the Log-Cabin Period, but they worked in every one of the Louies until the Gilt Furniture gave out.
gave
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The young couple disregarded the Toll-Gate Period and the Log-Cabin Period, but they worked in every one of the Louies until the Gilt Furniture gave out.
Gilt
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The young couple disregarded the Toll-Gate Period and the Log-Cabin Period, but they worked in every one of the Louies until the Gilt Furniture gave out.
glimpse
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From this exquisite Apartment, which ate up one year's Rent of a popular Buffet near Van Buren Street, there could be obtained a ravishing glimpse of the Turkish Cozy Corner beyond, including the Battle-Axes and the Red Lamp.
happy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was not at all Dizzy, even when she looked down from the Mountain Peak at her happy Birthplace, 15,000 feet below.
Hat
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The delighted Caller at the House beside the Lake would pass from an East Indian Corridor through an Early Colonial American Room into a Japanese Boudoir and, after resting his Hat, would be escorted into the Italian Renaissance Drawing-Room to meet the Hostess.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was not at all Dizzy, even when she looked down from the Mountain Peak at her happy Birthplace, 15,000 feet below.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The delighted Caller at the House beside the Lake would pass from an East Indian Corridor through an Early Colonial American Room into a Japanese Boudoir and, after resting his Hat, would be escorted into the Italian Renaissance Drawing-Room to meet the Hostess.
hob-nob
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frances soon began to hob-nob with the most delicatessen Circles, including Families that dated back to the Fire of 1871.
Hostess
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The delighted Caller at the House beside the Lake would pass from an East Indian Corridor through an Early Colonial American Room into a Japanese Boudoir and, after resting his Hat, would be escorted into the Italian Renaissance Drawing-Room to meet the Hostess.
House
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The delighted Caller at the House beside the Lake would pass from an East Indian Corridor through an Early Colonial American Room into a Japanese Boudoir and, after resting his Hat, would be escorted into the Italian Renaissance Drawing-Room to meet the Hostess.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The young couple disregarded the Toll-Gate Period and the Log-Cabin Period, but they worked in every one of the Louies until the Gilt Furniture gave out.
including
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From this exquisite Apartment, which ate up one year's Rent of a popular Buffet near Van Buren Street, there could be obtained a ravishing glimpse of the Turkish Cozy Corner beyond, including the Battle-Axes and the Red Lamp.
Indian
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The delighted Caller at the House beside the Lake would pass from an East Indian Corridor through an Early Colonial American Room into a Japanese Boudoir and, after resting his Hat, would be escorted into the Italian Renaissance Drawing-Room to meet the Hostess.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The delighted Caller at the House beside the Lake would pass from an East Indian Corridor through an Early Colonial American Room into a Japanese Boudoir and, after resting his Hat, would be escorted into the Italian Renaissance Drawing-Room to meet the Hostess.
Italian
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The delighted Caller at the House beside the Lake would pass from an East Indian Corridor through an Early Colonial American Room into a Japanese Boudoir and, after resting his Hat, would be escorted into the Italian Renaissance Drawing-Room to meet the Hostess.
Japanese
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The delighted Caller at the House beside the Lake would pass from an East Indian Corridor through an Early Colonial American Room into a Japanese Boudoir and, after resting his Hat, would be escorted into the Italian Renaissance Drawing-Room to meet the Hostess.
Lake
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The delighted Caller at the House beside the Lake would pass from an East Indian Corridor through an Early Colonial American Room into a Japanese Boudoir and, after resting his Hat, would be escorted into the Italian Renaissance Drawing-Room to meet the Hostess.
Lamp
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From this exquisite Apartment, which ate up one year's Rent of a popular Buffet near Van Buren Street, there could be obtained a ravishing glimpse of the Turkish Cozy Corner beyond, including the Battle-Axes and the Red Lamp.
Log-Cabin
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The young couple disregarded the Toll-Gate Period and the Log-Cabin Period, but they worked in every one of the Louies until the Gilt Furniture gave out.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was not at all Dizzy, even when she looked down from the Mountain Peak at her happy Birthplace, 15,000 feet below.
Louies
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The young couple disregarded the Toll-Gate Period and the Log-Cabin Period, but they worked in every one of the Louies until the Gilt Furniture gave out.
meet
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The delighted Caller at the House beside the Lake would pass from an East Indian Corridor through an Early Colonial American Room into a Japanese Boudoir and, after resting his Hat, would be escorted into the Italian Renaissance Drawing-Room to meet the Hostess.
most
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frances soon began to hob-nob with the most delicatessen Circles, including Families that dated back to the Fire of 1871.
Mountain
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was not at all Dizzy, even when she looked down from the Mountain Peak at her happy Birthplace, 15,000 feet below.
near
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From this exquisite Apartment, which ate up one year's Rent of a popular Buffet near Van Buren Street, there could be obtained a ravishing glimpse of the Turkish Cozy Corner beyond, including the Battle-Axes and the Red Lamp.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was not at all Dizzy, even when she looked down from the Mountain Peak at her happy Birthplace, 15,000 feet below.
obtained
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From this exquisite Apartment, which ate up one year's Rent of a popular Buffet near Van Buren Street, there could be obtained a ravishing glimpse of the Turkish Cozy Corner beyond, including the Battle-Axes and the Red Lamp.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The young couple disregarded the Toll-Gate Period and the Log-Cabin Period, but they worked in every one of the Louies until the Gilt Furniture gave out.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The young couple disregarded the Toll-Gate Period and the Log-Cabin Period, but they worked in every one of the Louies until the Gilt Furniture gave out.
out
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The young couple disregarded the Toll-Gate Period and the Log-Cabin Period, but they worked in every one of the Louies until the Gilt Furniture gave out.
pass
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The delighted Caller at the House beside the Lake would pass from an East Indian Corridor through an Early Colonial American Room into a Japanese Boudoir and, after resting his Hat, would be escorted into the Italian Renaissance Drawing-Room to meet the Hostess.
Peak
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was not at all Dizzy, even when she looked down from the Mountain Peak at her happy Birthplace, 15,000 feet below.
Period
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The young couple disregarded the Toll-Gate Period and the Log-Cabin Period, but they worked in every one of the Louies until the Gilt Furniture gave out.
popular
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From this exquisite Apartment, which ate up one year's Rent of a popular Buffet near Van Buren Street, there could be obtained a ravishing glimpse of the Turkish Cozy Corner beyond, including the Battle-Axes and the Red Lamp.
ravishing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From this exquisite Apartment, which ate up one year's Rent of a popular Buffet near Van Buren Street, there could be obtained a ravishing glimpse of the Turkish Cozy Corner beyond, including the Battle-Axes and the Red Lamp.
Red
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From this exquisite Apartment, which ate up one year's Rent of a popular Buffet near Van Buren Street, there could be obtained a ravishing glimpse of the Turkish Cozy Corner beyond, including the Battle-Axes and the Red Lamp.
Renaissance
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The delighted Caller at the House beside the Lake would pass from an East Indian Corridor through an Early Colonial American Room into a Japanese Boudoir and, after resting his Hat, would be escorted into the Italian Renaissance Drawing-Room to meet the Hostess.
Rent
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From this exquisite Apartment, which ate up one year's Rent of a popular Buffet near Van Buren Street, there could be obtained a ravishing glimpse of the Turkish Cozy Corner beyond, including the Battle-Axes and the Red Lamp.
restingnounUS /ˈresting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The delighted Caller at the House beside the Lake would pass from an East Indian Corridor through an Early Colonial American Room into a Japanese Boudoir and, after resting his Hat, would be escorted into the Italian Renaissance Drawing-Room to meet the Hostess.
Room
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The delighted Caller at the House beside the Lake would pass from an East Indian Corridor through an Early Colonial American Room into a Japanese Boudoir and, after resting his Hat, would be escorted into the Italian Renaissance Drawing-Room to meet the Hostess.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was not at all Dizzy, even when she looked down from the Mountain Peak at her happy Birthplace, 15,000 feet below.
soon
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frances soon began to hob-nob with the most delicatessen Circles, including Families that dated back to the Fire of 1871.
Street
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From this exquisite Apartment, which ate up one year's Rent of a popular Buffet near Van Buren Street, there could be obtained a ravishing glimpse of the Turkish Cozy Corner beyond, including the Battle-Axes and the Red Lamp.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Frances soon began to hob-nob with the most delicatessen Circles, including Families that dated back to the Fire of 1871.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The young couple disregarded the Toll-Gate Period and the Log-Cabin Period, but they worked in every one of the Louies until the Gilt Furniture gave out.
there
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From this exquisite Apartment, which ate up one year's Rent of a popular Buffet near Van Buren Street, there could be obtained a ravishing glimpse of the Turkish Cozy Corner beyond, including the Battle-Axes and the Red Lamp.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The young couple disregarded the Toll-Gate Period and the Log-Cabin Period, but they worked in every one of the Louies until the Gilt Furniture gave out.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading From this exquisite Apartment, which ate up one year's Rent of a popular Buffet near Van Buren Street, there could be obtained a ravishing glimpse of the Turkish Cozy Corner beyond, including the Battle-Axes and the Red Lamp.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The delighted Caller at the House beside the Lake would pass from an East Indian Corridor through an Early Colonial American Room into a Japanese Boudoir and, after resting his Hat, would be escorted into the Italian Renaissance Drawing-Room to meet the Hostess.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The delighted Caller at the House beside the Lake would pass from an East Indian Corridor through an Early Colonial American Room into a Japanese Boudoir and, after resting his Hat, would be escorted into the Italian Renaissance Drawing-Room to meet the Hostess.
Toll-Gate
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The young couple disregarded the Toll-Gate Period and the Log-Cabin Period, but they worked in every one of the Louies until the Gilt Furniture gave out.
Turkish
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From this exquisite Apartment, which ate up one year's Rent of a popular Buffet near Van Buren Street, there could be obtained a ravishing glimpse of the Turkish Cozy Corner beyond, including the Battle-Axes and the Red Lamp.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The young couple disregarded the Toll-Gate Period and the Log-Cabin Period, but they worked in every one of the Louies until the Gilt Furniture gave out.
up
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From this exquisite Apartment, which ate up one year's Rent of a popular Buffet near Van Buren Street, there could be obtained a ravishing glimpse of the Turkish Cozy Corner beyond, including the Battle-Axes and the Red Lamp.
Van
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From this exquisite Apartment, which ate up one year's Rent of a popular Buffet near Van Buren Street, there could be obtained a ravishing glimpse of the Turkish Cozy Corner beyond, including the Battle-Axes and the Red Lamp.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was not at all Dizzy, even when she looked down from the Mountain Peak at her happy Birthplace, 15,000 feet below.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She was not at all Dizzy, even when she looked down from the Mountain Peak at her happy Birthplace, 15,000 feet below.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading From this exquisite Apartment, which ate up one year's Rent of a popular Buffet near Van Buren Street, there could be obtained a ravishing glimpse of the Turkish Cozy Corner beyond, including the Battle-Axes and the Red Lamp.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Frances soon began to hob-nob with the most delicatessen Circles, including Families that dated back to the Fire of 1871.
worked
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The young couple disregarded the Toll-Gate Period and the Log-Cabin Period, but they worked in every one of the Louies until the Gilt Furniture gave out.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The delighted Caller at the House beside the Lake would pass from an East Indian Corridor through an Early Colonial American Room into a Japanese Boudoir and, after resting his Hat, would be escorted into the Italian Renaissance Drawing-Room to meet the Hostess.
year's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From this exquisite Apartment, which ate up one year's Rent of a popular Buffet near Van Buren Street, there could be obtained a ravishing glimpse of the Turkish Cozy Corner beyond, including the Battle-Axes and the Red Lamp.
young
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The young couple disregarded the Toll-Gate Period and the Log-Cabin Period, but they worked in every one of the Louies until the Gilt Furniture gave out.
